machine

French

noun
Definitions
  • machine, device
  • (slang) machine

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French machine borrowed from Latin machina (engine, stratagem, device, contrivance, trick, a machine, machine) derived from Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́.

Origin

Ancient Greek

μᾱχᾰνᾱ́

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